UPSC Monday Seminarseries 20199:00 Andreas SchneiderDepartment of Plant PhysiologyTitle: Fungal metatranscriptomics under the influence of N additionSupervisor: Nathaniel Street9:30 Thomas DobrenelDepartment of Plant PhysiologyTitle: What did I do the last six years? (Three tales about stress management in plants)Supervisor: Johannes HansonPlace: Lilla hörsalenTime: 9:00-10:00Contact: Anne Honsel

UPSC Cutting-Edge SeminarSally AitkenDepartment of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, CanadaTitle: A forest of information: The effectiveness of genomic data for managing adaptation in a changing climateHost: Rosario García-GilRoom: Lilla Hörsalen KB.E3.01Abstract:190603_SallyAitken_abstract.pdf

Master thesis presentationElena van ZalenDepartment of Plant PhysiologyTitle: Integrating machine learning and co-expression networks to identify components of abiotic stress responses in Norway spruce Supervisor: Nathaniel StreetRoom: KB.J3.02

SeminarKeith CowanInstitute for Environmental Biotechnology, Rhodes University (EBRU), South AfricaTitle: Water repair - the essence of biotechnology for a circular economyHost: Christiane Funk (Department of Chemistry, Umeå University)Abstract:Potable water is becoming a scarce resource in many parts of the world and there is increasing pressure on food production systems. Also, increasing pressure is being exerted to obtain energy from sources other than fossil fuels. In many regions, the most extensive user and curator of terrestrial ecosystems is agriculture which is also the de facto steward of natural resources. In short, very few institutions come close to the comparative advantage held for this vital responsibility while simultaneously providing food, fibre, and other biology-based products including energy. Since modern commercial agriculture has transitioned from production of bulk commodities to the provision of standardised products and specific-attribute raw materials, we can argue that processes such as cultivation of microalgae and the concept of bio-refineries be seen as part of a ‘new’ and very necessary agronomy. At EBRU, we have been exploring integration of microalgae-based bioprocess technologies to achieve wastewater treatment, water recycle and re-use, energy production, and biomass utilisation. Efforts to establish a fully operational solar-driven microalgae bio-refinery for use not only in wastewater remediation but to transform waste and biomass to energy, fuels, and other useful materials (valorisation), with particular focus on environmental quality and sustainability goals remains challenging.

Thesis defenceKristoffer JonssonDepartment of Forest Genetics and Plant PhysiologyTitle: Understanding The Molecular Basis Of Differential Growth During Apical Hook DevelopmentFaculty opponent: Mads Eggert Nielsen, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkSupervisor: Rishikesh Bhalerao

UPSC SeminarMads Eggert NielsenDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkTitle: Plant membrane trafficking: How to avoid getting sick and conquer the WorldHost: Rishikesh P. Bhalerao

UPSC Monday Seminarseries 20199:00 Jay Prakash MauryaDepartment of Forest Genetics and Plant PhysiologyTitle: Identification of a new component in photoperiodic control of seasonal growthSupervisor: Rishikesh BhaleraoPlace: Lilla hörsalenTime: 9:00-10:00Contact: Anne Honsel

UPSC Monday Seminarseries 20199:30 Jingfang HaoDepartment of Forest Genetics and Plant PhysiologyTitle: Investigation of the molecular mechansim of sustained energy dissipation, qH, in Arabidopsis.Supervisor: Alizée MalnoëPlace: Lilla hörsalenTime: 9:00-10:00Contact: Anne Honsel

Master thesis presentationDelphine NoelDepartment of Plant PhysiologyTitle: Characterization of Phanerochaete chrysosporium mutants resistant to extractives of Bagassa guianensis and Prunus avium.Supervisor: Rodnay Sormani & Anita SellstedtRoom: KB.J3.01

Master thesis presentationMichele SchneiderDepartment of Plant PhysiologyTitle: Effects of retrograde and light signalling on chloroplast development Supervisor: Åsa StrandRoom: KB.J3.01

Master thesis presentationSanghyun KimDepartment of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesTitle: The effects of forest management on soil macro-micro fungal communities in Swedish boreal ecosystems Supervisor: John Senior & Petter AxelssonCo-Supervisor: Nathaniel StreetRoom: KB.J3.01